JUNE 2, 2015
SALEM, OREGON (KOIN)
A 55-year-old construction worker was killed in a
work zone on Tuesday morning.
William Hatch III was killed when he was struck by a 1992
Lexus driven by Roberto Lopez-Dejesus, 20.
Hatch was working for a private contractor who was
grinding off asphalt in the eastbound lanes of Mission St. near I-5.
Lopez was arrested and charged with manslaughter I, reckless
driving, reckless endangerment of a highway worker and DUI. He also struck a piece of equipment when he
hit Hatch.